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June 2009 headlines (issue 33)

Wind turbine silenced
Vale of White Horse District Council has silenced a domestic wind turbine.

Defra plans draw criticism
Groups have criticised Defra proposals to amend the Environmental Noise Directive (Noise Bulletin April p1).

Care home refused
A care home in Kent has been refused at appeal because of road noise. Lacors flowcharts Lacors has produced two flowcharts to help local authorities assess noise from licensed premises. The flowcharts show the interaction between the EPA and the Licensing Act. Guidance may be produced to clarify problems of noise from within premises, and noise from outside.
l Lacors website www.lacors.gov.uk/lacors/ContentDetails.aspx?id=21626

Lawyers urge wind review
Wind farm projects in the pipeline should be urgently reviewed to see if they are likely to cause a nuisance.
l www.shepwedd.co.uk

New research centre includes noise brief
A joint environment centre has been set up to focus research on the environment, including noise.
l website www.environment-health.ac.uk

Construction group to study sea noise
Construction research group Ciria wants to study above-ocean noise. l www.ciria.org

Night is right
The Freight Transport Association and the Noise Abatement Society have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on quieter night time deliveries.

Renfrewshire ‘loses’ rail case
Renfrewshire Council has lost an appeal against an abatement notice – but says it has succeeded in improving the noise climate.

UKNA criticises Hyde Housing Association
The UK Noise Association has backed a tenant who claims he is being penalised for complaining about noisy neighbours.

EU noise climate
A report summarises noise exposure across Europe.
l Transport at a crossroads. TERM 2008: indicators tracking transport and environment in the EU www.eea.europa.eu/publications/transport-at-a-crossroads

Planners told
Northern Ireland planners have been told that greater weight will be given in the future, where appropriate, to the economic consideration of planning proposals.

Traffic disturbance increases
Epuk has revealed survey findings that suggest people are increasingly annoyed by traffic noise.

Elmbridge update
Elmbridge has updated its noise website to coincide with Noise Action Week. Elmbridge has partnered up with Mediation North Surrey and have issued ten top tips to think about when considering neighbours. It has also commissioned a short video produced by a trained mediator explaining the mediation process.
l Elmbridge’s noise website can be found on www.elmbridge.gov.uk

World class places
New guidance aims to set out why and how quality of place matters and the practical steps the Government will be taking to improve things.
l World class places: The Government’s strategy for improving quality of place www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/worldclassplaces

Aircraft noise spreads far across London
To coincide with the imminent publication by BAA of its noise action plan for Heathrow, protest group Hacan has restated its view that plane noise will disturb residents further out in areas many miles from the airport.
l  www.hacan.org.uk

Stansted stalling criticised
Stop Stansted Expansion (SSE) has condemned as outrageous a request by BAA for the Public Inquiry into its plans for a second Stansted runway to be put on hold for what could turn out to be a period of three years.
l The leaflet can be viewed on www.stopstanstedexpansion.com/noise_complaint_form.html

Councils call for new Heathrow watchdog
Councils opposed to Heathrow expansion say a powerful new regulator is needed to enforce proposed new environmental standards for airports.
l The Government’s consultation document Reforming the framework for the economic regulation of UK airports is available at www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/ukairports

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